Gov. Mike Pence feels so confident about a Colts victory Sunday over the Denver Broncos that he egged on Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Twitter and challenged him to place a bet on the game.

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Gov. Mike Pence feels so confident about a Colts victory Sunday over the Denver Broncos that he egged on Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Twitter and challenged him to place a bet on the game.

In a string of back-and-forth tweets on Friday, Pence and Hickenlooper launched volleys at each other and agreed to bet a basket of agricultural products.

It was the latest high-profile exchange over the game, which will feature Peyton Manning, who wore a Colts jersey for for 14 seasons as quarterback and led the team to a Super Bowl victory in 2007. Manning was released by the Colts last year and now plays ...